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cha.lom H2472

חֲלוֹם (cha.lom) means “dream” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

חֲלוֹם Hebrew · H2472 65 tagged occurrences in 55 verses

Pronunciation guide: khal-ome' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2472

חֲלוֹם · cha.lom · dream

1) dream 1a) dream (ordinary) 1b) dream (with prophetic meaning) Aramaic equivalent: che.lem (חֵ֫לֶם "dream" H2493)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

or (shortened) חֲלֹם; from H2492 (חָלַם); a dream

KJV glosses: dream(-er).

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How translators render H2472

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
in a dream 6
a dream 4
the dreams 4
dreams 3
his dreams 3
in my dream 3
by dreams 2
his dream 2
i had a dream 2
it 2
like a dream 2
the dream 2
about a dream 1
and dreams 1
and each dream 1
dream 1
from a dream 1
had a dream 1
i have had a dream 1
in that dream 1
in the dream 1
it was a dream 1
of dreams 1
of his dreams 1
them 1
we both had dreams 1
with dreams 1
you have had 1
your interpreters of dreams 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
a dream 13
in a dream 5
dreams 4
of dreams 4
in my dream 3
the dream 3
as a dream 2
his dream 2
of his dream 2
unto him in a dream 2
according to his dream 1
and dreams 1
and for that the dream 1
by their dreams 1
dream 1
dreamer 1
for a dream 1
for his dreams 1
her shall be as a dream 1
him not neither by dreams 1
his dreams 1
i pray you this dream 1
me with dreams 1
nor by dreams 1
nor to your dreamers 1
of the dream 1
that hath a dream 1
the dreams 1
them his dream 1
this dream 1
to him in my dream 1
to us our dreams 1
to your dreams 1
unto me in a dream 1
what will become of his dreams 1

Verses containing H2472

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  1. Genesis 20:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”

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  2. Genesis 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

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  3. Genesis 31:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females.

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  4. Genesis 31:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’

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  5. Genesis 31:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”

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  6. Genesis 37:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

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  7. Genesis 37:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:

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  8. Genesis 37:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.

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  9. Genesis 37:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

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  10. Genesis 37:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”

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  11. Genesis 37:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.

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  12. Genesis 37:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”

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  13. Genesis 40:5 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

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  14. Genesis 40:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

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  15. Genesis 40:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,

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  16. Genesis 40:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.

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  17. Genesis 41:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.

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  18. Genesis 41:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

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  19. Genesis 41:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.

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  20. Genesis 41:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.

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  21. Genesis 41:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”

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  22. Genesis 41:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,

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  23. Genesis 41:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.

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  24. Genesis 41:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.

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  25. Genesis 41:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.

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  26. Genesis 41:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.

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  27. Genesis 42:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

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  28. Numbers 12:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.

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  29. Deuteronomy 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,

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    Source alternate reference: 13.2

  30. Deuteronomy 13:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

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    Source alternate reference: 13.4

  31. Deuteronomy 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. So you must purge the evil from among you.

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    Source alternate reference: 13.6

  32. Judges 7:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.”

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  33. Judges 7:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”

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  34. 1 Samuel 28:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.

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  35. 1 Samuel 28:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”

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  36. 1 Kings 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”

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  37. 1 Kings 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.

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  38. Job 7:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

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  39. Job 20:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.

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  40. Job 33:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,

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  41. Psalms 73:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

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  42. Ecclesiastes 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.

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    Source alternate reference: 5.2

  43. Ecclesiastes 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.

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    Source alternate reference: 5.6

  44. Isaiah 29:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel—even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her—will be like a dream, like a vision in the night,

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  45. Jeremiah 23:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They suppose the dreams that they tell one another will make My people forget My name, just as their fathers forgot My name through the worship of Baal.

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  46. Jeremiah 23:28 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.

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  47. Jeremiah 23:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.

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  48. Jeremiah 27:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’

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  49. Jeremiah 29:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.

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  50. Daniel 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

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